A total of 1002 DNA samples were used in this study comprising: i) reference samples from the HGDP-CEPH diversity panel standardized subset H952 [30] (link), [31] (link) with origin in Africa (AFR), Europe (EUR), East Asia (EAS), America (NAM) and also Oceania (OCE), representing a total 584 individuals from 40 populations. Individuals 1219, 1339, 1344 and 1041 were not included in the study since no DNA was available for analysis; in substitution of 1041 we used 1042 who had been excluded from subset H952 due to a parent/offspring relationship with 1041 [31] (link); ii) samples from Angola (48), Portugal (48), Taiwan (48) and Brazilian Amazonas tribes (48) used in a preliminary evaluation of the AIM-INDEL assay and as example testing samples; iii) samples from the city of Belém (226), an admixed population in northeastern Amazonas, Brazil.
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